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Jeans with holes in them have been fashionable for decades, but the look is not for everyone. If a hole in your favorite pair of jeans has got you down, this quick and easy project will show you how to recycle them into a stylish new skirt.
This project also can serve as a solution for your daughter's wardrobe if those jeans you seemingly just bought her are suddenly too short for her growing legs. Instead of saving them for a younger sibling or donating them to Goodwill, you can turn them into a skirt. By incorporating her into the project, you also are modeling for her both an opportunity to be creative and a means of getting the most out of products before discarding them.
For this project, you will need:
- An old pair of jeans
- Sturdy thread. Remember that denim is a heavy material, and upholstery thread or embroidery thread works well.
- A needle or sewing machine
- Sewing pins
- Scissors
- A seam ripper
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Cut the Legs off of Your Jeans
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Lay your jeans out on your work surface, and cut off the legs at the desired length for your skirt. Then, set the legs aside.
Note: Be sure to include a seam allowance when choosing your skirt length. This means you should leave at least an extra 1/4 inch of fabric for the seam.
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Pin Together
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Flip the pants right side out again, and use fabric from the leftover pants legs to fill in the wedge-shaped void at the center of the skirt, both front and back. Pin in place.
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Additional Tips
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For a fun look, cut a wedge out of each side seam, and stitch an additional fabric panel in each one, or turn a pair of worn-out twill pants into a new khaki skirt.
You don't even have to stop with just jeans or other styles of pants. In much the same way, old t-shirts or sweatshirts that no longer fit or have become frayed or stretched out can be collected together and turned into an eclectic-looking blanket to wrap around yourself while reading a book or watching TV on a cold night.
The possibilities for creativity are endless.